Asia Series 2008 (アジアシリーズ2008)
by Gen on Nov.09, 2008 @ 8:24 pm, under NPB
So with the Seibu Lions taking the Nippon Series Championship, the stage is now set for the Asia Series. Here is the current bracket layout:
November 13
Game 1 @ 12:00
Touitsu 7-Eleven Lions (Taipei - CPBL) vs Tenshin Lions (China - CBA)
Game 2 @ 18:00
SK Wyverns (Korea - KBO) vs Seibu Lions (Japan - NPB)
November 14
Game 3 @ 12:00
Tenshin Lions (China - CBA) vs SK Wyverns (Korea - KBO)
Game 4 @ 18:00
Seibu Lions (Japan - NPB) vs Touitsu 7-Eleven Lions (Taipei - CPBL)
November 15
Game 5 @ 12:00
Tenshin Lions (China - CBA) vs Seibu Lions (Japan - NPB)
Game 6 @ 18:00
Touitsu 7-Eleven Lions (Taipei - CPBL) vs SK Wyverns (Korea - KBO)
November 16
Game 7 @ 14:00
Championship Game
Now that I'm seeing this list, I think the Seibu Lions were destined to make it to the Asia Series. That's right, three of the four teams are Lions!
November 10th, 2008 on 9:02 am
I’m going to root for the Lions.
November 10th, 2008 on 8:18 pm
HA! Too bad Samsung out of the KBO didn’t make it, then all four teams could have been Lions!
Actually, I think the Samsung Lions got to the preliminaries by eliminating the Lotte Giants (how’s that for another coincidence!) via a 3-game sweep, but the Doosan Bears managed to take the semi-finals by winning 4 out of 6. Of course, we know the outcome of the Championship Series: the SK Wyverns beat out the Dooson Bear 4 games to 1.